Comparison between an injection used for treating vomiting and acupressure bands on the wrist for controlling nausea and vomiting during and following anesthesia
Not Applicable
Suspended
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- post operative nausea and vomiting
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2012/05/002623
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anesthesiology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Suspended
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1)ASA class I or II patients
2)Requiring orthopaedic surgery of the lower limbs under spinal anesthesia
Exclusion Criteria
1)Gastrointestinal disorders
2)Major systemic disease (ASA class III or more)
3)Obesity
4)Carpal tunnel syndrome and any deformity at the wrist
5)Known allergy to any of the study drugs
6)Contraindications to neuraxial blocks
7)On antiemetic drugs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method P6 acupressure is effective in preventing post operative nausea and vomiting following intrathecal buprenorphine <br/ ><br>P6 acupressure is not effective in preventing post operative nausea and vomiting following intrathecal buprenorphineTimepoint: intraoperative period, post operative period upto 12 hours
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method any possible adverse effects of acupressure compared with ondansetronTimepoint: intraoperative and postoperative period